10 Foods Guaranteed To Make You Fat

Nearly 2 billion people on the planet are overweight. The figures are shocking: 2/3 Americans over age 20 are overweight Nearly 1/3 of Americans over age 20 are obese Worldwide obesity has nearly doubled since 1980. Obesity is now classified as a disease by the American Medical Association (AMA). See how many people become obese every second: World Meters Info Obesity Eric Schlosser in his book “Fast Food Nation” says that...

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Sexual Dysfunction’s Underlying Cause

“Just because we don’t understand doesn’t mean that the explanation doesn’t exist.”  -Madeleine L’engle My favorite thing to do is teach and last weekend I was lucky to have the chance to give a presentation to 50 physicians about working with their patients’ sexual dysfunction issues. I thought it would be easy since I spend so much of my days thinking, researching and talking about ways to become more sexually healthy, but in...

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5 Ways to Make the Most out of Your Vacation

Summer is nearing its end, but hopefully you still have one more trip in the works, even if it is a short one. Make the most out of your final vacation of the summer by finding inspiration in an unfamiliar place. To help you accomplish this, leave these 5 things at your proverbial front door. Schedules. Stop making daily plans for a couple of days. Try to fly by the seat of your pants for a day or two. We often over-plan our vacations...

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7 Reasons Why You’re Still Waiting For Love

Does it seem like you’ve been single forever? Have you given up on love after years of fruitless dating? Watching your friends pair up and settle down is frustrating when it feels impossible for you. Luckily, you don’t have to be resigned to a lonely life. Take a look at your dating behaviors and attitudes — changing just one thing might be the push you need to meet someone special and fall in love yourself. 1. Deep down, you may be...

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These Are the Startling Consequences of Childhood Bullying

Bullying, it turns out, causes so much more than hurt feelings. In fact, as new research is showing, it can have dramatic consequences well into adulthood. And it’s not just for the victims of bullying, either; bullies themselves, as well as children who are both bully and are bullied, also have similar lifelong problems. The study, co-authored by Duke University School of Medicine associate professor William Copeland and Dieter Wolke,...

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7 Surprising and Safe Uses for Sugar

Health experts sometimes call it “white poison,” or “sweet killer.” And while I have an impossible-to-control sweet tooth, I do realize that sugar is best avoided if you want to stay trim, keep your blood pressure balanced and protect yourself from some major illnesses. Read more about the staggering dangers of sugar here. But in this article, I just want to list the good uses to which sugar can be put. No danger to your health — just...

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Anti-Cancer Apples

Over the last decade, a host of studies have been done on the anti-cancer properties of apples. Many of these studies have made headlines by producing surprising and favorable results. Although most of the studies done thus far have focused on specific chemical compounds or nutrients in apples, when we look at the nutrients studied together we get a clearer picture of apples as anti-cancer powerhouses. Due to the weight of mounting evidence...

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